An official from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, said he meant the comment as a joke.

In a meeting with FEMA staff, David Richardson said he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season. Two staff ...

Acting FEMA Director David Richardson told staff in an all-hands meeting that he was unaware hurricane season had started, ...

The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led FEMA since early May. The U.S. hurricane season ...

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said David Richardson, who has no previous disaster management experience, was ...

A spokesperson said that David Richardson, acting administrator of FEMA as of early May, was joking. During the briefing, ...

David Richardson’s comment to staff that he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season was meant in jest, the ...

Homeland Security officials say FEMA head David Richardson was joking when he said he wasn't aware of the annual U.S.

President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly floated the idea of terminating the emergency disaster agency.

When you're in charge of the United States' disaster response agency, the bare minimum expectation is to be aware of natural ...